2-1 v Aston Villa - 2 November 2014 - Away

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Spurs 2

Aston Villa

Aston Villa

1

  • Weimann
    16'
  • Benteke
    65'
Details
Match Number

7084

Opposition
Aston villa

Aston Villa

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2014/15

Date

2nd November 2014

Kick Off

16:00

Venue

Villa Park

Attendance

32,049

Referee

Neil Swarbrick

League Position

8th

Opposition League Position

16th

Opposition Form

LLWLWL

Weather at Kick Off

12.7° - Partly Cloudy

Facts & Milestones
  • 7048th overall match (3350 wins, 1554 draws, 2131 losses)

  • 5476th competitive match (2450 wins, 1286 draws, 1740 losses)

  • team

    168th match vs Aston Villa (70 wins, 39 draws, 59 losses)

  • competition

    858th Premier League match (340 wins, 221 draws, 297 losses)

  • 6455th match in England (3020 wins, 1452 draws, 1970 losses)

  • 90th match at Villa Park (32 wins, 22 draws, 36 losses)

  • 9th consecutive match with a goal scored

Report

Harry Kane scored his seventh goal in seven games for Tottenham to send Aston Villa to a sixth straight defeat.

Andreas Weimann had given Villa a deserved half-time lead with their first goal since 13 September.

But after Villa's Christian Benteke was sent off for pushing Tottenham's Ryan Mason in the face, Nacer Chadli swept in Erik Lamela's corner to equalise.

And substitute Kane, prolific in cups this season, came on to score with a last-minute deflected free-kick.

The England Under-21 international stepped up his claims for a first Premier League start of the season after following up a hat-trick in the 5-1 Europa League win over Asteras Tripolis with another goal in Wednesday's 2-0 League Cup win over Brighton.

He began on the bench at Villa Park, but looked a significant threat after replacing Emmanuel Adebayor with little more than half an hour to go.

Defeat increases the problems for Villa manager Paul Lambert, who had acknowledged before the match that he was not "bomb-proof" despite only signing a contract extension in September.

Roberto Soldado had two early chances to give Spurs the lead, fizzing a 20-yard shot just wide in the first minute and then heading past the post after a scramble in the penalty area.

But after Benteke hit the angle of post and bar from Aly Cissokho's low ball in, Villa found a way to end a goal drought that had lasted nine hours and seven minutes of playing time.

Charles N'Zogbia, recalled to the starting line-up in place of the dropped Gabriel Agbonlahor, got clear down the right and crossed low for Weimann to sweep in from 15 yards.

The home fans showed they had not lost their sense of humour, greeting the goal with a chant of "we're Aston Villa, we score when we want".

But Adebayor should have equalised before half-time, finishing weakly after being sent clear by Christian Eriksen and allowing keeper Brad Guzan to push the ball aside.

The match turned when Benteke was sent off 20 minutes into the second half for raising his hands after a scuffle involving Mason.

Television replays suggested the Tottenham midfielder pushed his head into Benteke's face first - but the Belgium striker's reaction left referee Neil Swarbrick with no option but to show him a red card.

A man short, Villa began to tire as Kane's energy caused them problems.

The equaliser came with six minutes left as Chadli rose at the far post to tap in Lamela's corner for his fourth league goal of the season.

And Kane struck right at the end with a free-kick that flicked in off defender Nathan Baker to leave Guzan stranded and Lambert in despair.

Timeline
KO

Andreas Weimann

16'

Aly Cissokho

38'
HT

Christian Benteke

65'

Andreas Weimann

69'

Carlos Sánchez

89'
FT
Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
10 8 2 0 26 10 16 26
2
Southampton
10 7 1 2 21 5 16 22
3
Manchester city
9 5 2 2 19 10 9 17
4
Arsenal
10 4 5 1 18 11 7 17
5
West ham united
10 5 2 3 19 14 5 17
6
Swansea city
10 4 3 3 13 10 3 15
7
Liverpool
10 4 2 4 13 13 0 14
8
Manchester united
9 3 4 2 16 13 3 13
9
Everton
10 3 4 3 19 17 2 13
10
West bromwich albion
10 3 4 3 13 13 0 13
11
Newcastle united
10 3 4 3 11 15 -4 13
12
Stoke city
10 3 3 4 10 12 -2 12
13
Hull city
10 2 5 3 13 14 -1 11
14
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
9 3 2 4 11 13 -2 11
15
Aston villa
9 3 1 5 4 14 -10 10
16
Crystal palace
9 2 3 4 13 16 -3 9
17
Leicester city
10 2 3 5 11 16 -5 9
18
Sunderland
9 1 5 3 8 17 -9 8
19
Queens park rangers
10 2 1 7 9 20 -11 7
20
Burnley
10 0 4 6 5 19 -14 4
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
10 8 2 0 26 10 16 26
2
Southampton
10 7 1 2 21 5 16 22
3
Manchester city
10 6 2 2 20 10 10 20
4
Arsenal
10 4 5 1 18 11 7 17
5
West ham united
10 5 2 3 19 14 5 17
6
Swansea city
10 4 3 3 13 10 3 15
7
Liverpool
10 4 2 4 13 13 0 14
8
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
10 4 2 4 13 14 -1 14
9
Everton
10 3 4 3 19 17 2 13
10
Manchester united
10 3 4 3 16 14 2 13
11
West bromwich albion
10 3 4 3 13 13 0 13
12
Newcastle united
10 3 4 3 11 15 -4 13
13
Stoke city
10 3 3 4 10 12 -2 12
14
Hull city
10 2 5 3 13 14 -1 11
15
Sunderland
10 2 5 3 11 18 -7 11
16
Aston villa
10 3 1 6 5 16 -11 10
17
Crystal palace
10 2 3 5 14 19 -5 9
18
Leicester city
10 2 3 5 11 16 -5 9
19
Queens park rangers
10 2 1 7 9 20 -11 7
20
Burnley
10 0 4 6 5 19 -14 4
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